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 Author: johnnybravo View Messages Posted By johnnybravo
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I plan on becoming a seller soon of several used sets. I already read
these two help articles:

https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562

I want to make sure I understand the rules perfectly, so could someone please
correct me if I'm wrong?

1) For a given set, if I have all the items in "Regular Items" on the Bricklink
Set Inventory, as well as the stickers either applied or on sheet, the set is
complete.

2) If I am missing an item from "Regular Items" but have a corresponding item
from "Alternate Items", the set is complete.

3) "Counterparts" are assembled from items in "Regular Items" but which you don't
want to or cannot easily disassemble. (Personally, IMHO this one confused me,
and I don't think it should exist as a category.)

4) "Extra Items" are not necessary for a set to be complete.

Thanks.
 Author: jennnifer View Messages Posted By jennnifer
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  In Selling, johnnybravo writes:

3) "Counterparts" are assembled from items in "Regular Items" but which you don't
want to or cannot easily disassemble. (Personally, IMHO this one confused me,
and I don't think it should exist as a category.)

Then how should we list parts with their stickers applied? Items that can't
come apart once built? Or paired items that people prefer to sell together?

Counterparts are basically the difference between what you get from a New set,
or what you have from a Used set. And a catch-all for some other stuff.

Jen
 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
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In Selling, johnnybravo writes:
  3) "Counterparts" are assembled from items in "Regular Items" but which you don't
want to or cannot easily disassemble. (Personally, IMHO this one confused me,
and I don't think it should exist as a category.)

You've never damaged an assembly taking it apart? That's why this category
exists, apart from stickered parts
 Author: johnnybravo View Messages Posted By johnnybravo
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In Selling, jennnifer writes:
  
  In Selling, johnnybravo writes:

3) "Counterparts" are assembled from items in "Regular Items" but which you don't
want to or cannot easily disassemble. (Personally, IMHO this one confused me,
and I don't think it should exist as a category.)

Then how should we list parts with their stickers applied? Items that can't
come apart once built? Or paired items that people prefer to sell together?

Counterparts are basically the difference between what you get from a New set,
or what you have from a Used set. And a catch-all for some other stuff.

Jen

In Selling, peregrinator writes:
  In Selling, johnnybravo writes:
  3) "Counterparts" are assembled from items in "Regular Items" but which you don't
want to or cannot easily disassemble. (Personally, IMHO this one confused me,
and I don't think it should exist as a category.)

You've never damaged an assembly taking it apart? That's why this category
exists, apart from stickered parts

So did I understand the rules correctly?

As for the counterparts, I'm new to this and it took me some time to figure
all this stuff out is what I'm saying. Don't want to start a debate,
it's just my opinion. "regular" vs "alternate" vs "extra" vs "counterpart".
I didn't think it was very simple or easy to understand at the outset. I
didn't get that counterparts was just assembled regular items. As a noob,
I just looked at the stickers and the parts. I didn't feel I needed a separate
category of parts+stickers or assembled parts. If they obviously can't be
taken apart safely, then I just leave it as is.
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
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So did I understand the rules correctly?

As for the counterparts, I'm new to this and it took me some time to figure
all this stuff out is what I'm saying. Don't want to start a debate,
it's just my opinion. "regular" vs "alternate" vs "extra" vs "counterpart".
I didn't think it was very simple or easy to understand at the outset. I
didn't get that counterparts was just assembled regular items. As a noob,
I just looked at the stickers and the parts. I didn't feel I needed a separate
category of parts+stickers or assembled parts. If they obviously can't be
taken apart safely, then I just leave it as is.

The issue comes when parting out a set, selling individual parts. Those parts
that cannot be taken apart should not be sold as part A or part B, as they are
neither, so they are sold as the combination A+B, and need to be in the set inventory.
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
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In Selling, yorbrick writes:
  
  
So did I understand the rules correctly?

As for the counterparts, I'm new to this and it took me some time to figure
all this stuff out is what I'm saying. Don't want to start a debate,
it's just my opinion. "regular" vs "alternate" vs "extra" vs "counterpart".
I didn't think it was very simple or easy to understand at the outset. I
didn't get that counterparts was just assembled regular items. As a noob,
I just looked at the stickers and the parts. I didn't feel I needed a separate
category of parts+stickers or assembled parts. If they obviously can't be
taken apart safely, then I just leave it as is.

The issue comes when parting out a set, selling individual parts. Those parts
that cannot be taken apart should not be sold as part A or part B, as they are
neither, so they are sold as the combination A+B, and need to be in the set inventory.

And A+B can’t be in the set inventory along with A & B, because there’s only
so many A and so many B OR so many A+B (or combinations thereof but that’s becoming
complicated ).
If A+B were along A & B in the Regular section, it wouldn’t be clear how many
A & B the set has.
And you can’t replace A & B by A+B because new sets come with A & B, not A+B.
 Author: johnnybravo View Messages Posted By johnnybravo
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In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
  In Selling, yorbrick writes:
  
  
So did I understand the rules correctly?

As for the counterparts, I'm new to this and it took me some time to figure
all this stuff out is what I'm saying. Don't want to start a debate,
it's just my opinion. "regular" vs "alternate" vs "extra" vs "counterpart".
I didn't think it was very simple or easy to understand at the outset. I
didn't get that counterparts was just assembled regular items. As a noob,
I just looked at the stickers and the parts. I didn't feel I needed a separate
category of parts+stickers or assembled parts. If they obviously can't be
taken apart safely, then I just leave it as is.

The issue comes when parting out a set, selling individual parts. Those parts
that cannot be taken apart should not be sold as part A or part B, as they are
neither, so they are sold as the combination A+B, and need to be in the set inventory.

And A+B can’t be in the set inventory along with A & B, because there’s only
so many A and so many B OR so many A+B (or combinations thereof but that’s becoming
complicated ).
If A+B were along A & B in the Regular section, it wouldn’t be clear how many
A & B the set has.
And you can’t replace A & B by A+B because new sets come with A & B, not A+B.

Ok. Still confusing. Seems arbitrary. So long as I'm playing by the rules,
I don't really care.
 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
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In Selling, johnnybravo writes:
  As for the counterparts, I'm new to this and it took me some time to figure
all this stuff out is what I'm saying. Don't want to start a debate,
it's just my opinion. "regular" vs "alternate" vs "extra" vs "counterpart".
I didn't think it was very simple or easy to understand at the outset. I
didn't get that counterparts was just assembled regular items. As a noob,
I just looked at the stickers and the parts. I didn't feel I needed a separate
category of parts+stickers or assembled parts. If they obviously can't be
taken apart safely, then I just leave it as is.

I don't mean to debate either and it took me a while to figure this out as
well. Basically the counterparts exist to make sure a seller doesn't replace
a part in a set with a counterpart that also includes the part. For example,
if there is a set that includes

 
Part No: 3937  Name: Hinge Brick 1 x 2 Base
* 
3937 Hinge Brick 1 x 2 Base
Parts: Hinge {Blue}

and

 
Part No: 3938  Name: Hinge Brick 1 x 2 Top Plate
* 
3938 Hinge Brick 1 x 2 Top Plate
Parts: Hinge {Blue}

then you could replace these with their counterpart

 
Part No: 3937c01  Name: Hinge Brick 1 x 2 with (Same Color) Top Plate (3937 / 3938)
* 
3937c01 (Inv) Hinge Brick 1 x 2 with (Same Color) Top Plate (3937 / 3938)
Parts: Hinge {Blue}

and sell it as Complete; but not with, say,

 
Part No: 3937c09  Name: Hinge Brick 1 x 2 with Light Gray Top Plate (3937 / 3938)
* 
3937c09 (Inv) Hinge Brick 1 x 2 with Light Gray Top Plate (3937 / 3938)
Parts: Hinge {Blue}
and
 
Part No: 3938  Name: Hinge Brick 1 x 2 Top Plate
* 
3938 Hinge Brick 1 x 2 Top Plate
Parts: Hinge {Blue}

while selling it as Complete
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In Selling, johnnybravo writes:
  I plan on becoming a seller soon of several used sets. I already read
these two help articles:

https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562

I want to make sure I understand the rules perfectly, so could someone please
correct me if I'm wrong?

1) For a given set, if I have all the items in "Regular Items" on the Bricklink
Set Inventory, as well as the stickers either applied or on sheet, the set is
complete.

Yes.

  2) If I am missing an item from "Regular Items" but have a corresponding item
from "Alternate Items", the set is complete.

Yes.

  3) "Counterparts" are assembled from items in "Regular Items" but which you don't
want to or cannot easily disassemble. (Personally, IMHO this one confused me,
and I don't think it should exist as a category.)

Yes.

  4) "Extra Items" are not necessary for a set to be complete.

Yes.

  Thanks.

Your understanding is excellent.
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In Selling, randyf writes:
  In Selling, johnnybravo writes:
  I plan on becoming a seller soon of several used sets. I already read
these two help articles:

https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562

I want to make sure I understand the rules perfectly, so could someone please
correct me if I'm wrong?

1) For a given set, if I have all the items in "Regular Items" on the Bricklink
Set Inventory, as well as the stickers either applied or on sheet, the set is
complete.

Yes.

  2) If I am missing an item from "Regular Items" but have a corresponding item
from "Alternate Items", the set is complete.

Yes.

  3) "Counterparts" are assembled from items in "Regular Items" but which you don't
want to or cannot easily disassemble. (Personally, IMHO this one confused me,
and I don't think it should exist as a category.)

Yes.

  4) "Extra Items" are not necessary for a set to be complete.

Yes.

  Thanks.

Your understanding is excellent.

Good. Thank you for letting me know.
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In Selling, johnnybravo writes:
  I plan on becoming a seller soon of several used sets. I already read
these two help articles:

Please notice this paragraph:

Complete - Set contains all parts necessary to build all of the models
(including alternate models) in the instructions but does not have to contain
the original box/packaging and/or extra parts. If the set is missing instructions,
the description must state so. If the set did not come with instructions then
the set should include all parts listed in the picture inventory which is located
on the box or bucket. The set must include all original stickers used on the
model either still on the sticker sheet or applied.


  https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562

This is what defines a complete used set from the administration's perspective.
It is not defined by the regular itmes section of the BrickLink set inventory.

So for example, if someone reports your used complete listing as a violation:
 
Set No: 6277  Name: Imperial Trading Post
* 
6277-1 (Inv) Imperial Trading Post
570 Parts, 9 Minifigures, 1992
Sets: Pirates: Pirates I: Imperial Guards
we will not remove it simply because it is missing the two plumes that are not
used in the build:
 
Part No: 4502a  Name: Minifigure, Plume Feather Small
* 
4502a Minifigure, Plume Feather Small
Parts: Minifigure, Headgear Accessory {White}
 
Part No: 4502c  Name: Minifigure, Plume Feather Large
* 
4502c Minifigure, Plume Feather Large
Parts: Minifigure, Headgear Accessory {White}
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In Selling, Admin_Russell writes:
  In Selling, johnnybravo writes:
  I plan on becoming a seller soon of several used sets. I already read
these two help articles:

Please notice this paragraph:

Complete - Set contains all parts necessary to build all of the models
(including alternate models) in the instructions but does not have to contain
the original box/packaging and/or extra parts. If the set is missing instructions,
the description must state so. If the set did not come with instructions then
the set should include all parts listed in the picture inventory which is located
on the box or bucket. The set must include all original stickers used on the
model either still on the sticker sheet or applied.


  https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562

This is what defines a complete used set from the administration's perspective.
It is not defined by the regular itmes section of the BrickLink set inventory.

So for example, if someone reports your used complete listing as a violation:
 
Set No: 6277  Name: Imperial Trading Post
* 
6277-1 (Inv) Imperial Trading Post
570 Parts, 9 Minifigures, 1992
Sets: Pirates: Pirates I: Imperial Guards
we will not remove it simply because it is missing the two plumes that are not
used in the build:
 
Part No: 4502a  Name: Minifigure, Plume Feather Small
* 
4502a Minifigure, Plume Feather Small
Parts: Minifigure, Headgear Accessory {White}
 
Part No: 4502c  Name: Minifigure, Plume Feather Large
* 
4502c Minifigure, Plume Feather Large
Parts: Minifigure, Headgear Accessory {White}

It is a shame that there is no way of cataloguing which parts are necessary for
the builds in a set.
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In Selling, yorbrick writes:
  In Selling, Admin_Russell writes:
  In Selling, johnnybravo writes:
  I plan on becoming a seller soon of several used sets. I already read
these two help articles:

Please notice this paragraph:

Complete - Set contains all parts necessary to build all of the models
(including alternate models) in the instructions but does not have to contain
the original box/packaging and/or extra parts. If the set is missing instructions,
the description must state so. If the set did not come with instructions then
the set should include all parts listed in the picture inventory which is located
on the box or bucket. The set must include all original stickers used on the
model either still on the sticker sheet or applied.


  https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562

This is what defines a complete used set from the administration's perspective.
It is not defined by the regular itmes section of the BrickLink set inventory.

So for example, if someone reports your used complete listing as a violation:
 
Set No: 6277  Name: Imperial Trading Post
* 
6277-1 (Inv) Imperial Trading Post
570 Parts, 9 Minifigures, 1992
Sets: Pirates: Pirates I: Imperial Guards
we will not remove it simply because it is missing the two plumes that are not
used in the build:
 
Part No: 4502a  Name: Minifigure, Plume Feather Small
* 
4502a Minifigure, Plume Feather Small
Parts: Minifigure, Headgear Accessory {White}
 
Part No: 4502c  Name: Minifigure, Plume Feather Large
* 
4502c Minifigure, Plume Feather Large
Parts: Minifigure, Headgear Accessory {White}

It is a shame that there is no way of cataloguing which parts are necessary for
the builds in a set.

Do we know how often the Regular section does not coincide with the list of parts
necessary for (all) the build(s)?

I know there’s the plumes, which, being on a sprue and used in Minifigs, are
a pain to catalogue.
There’s also the plates round 1x1 on their sprues.  By their being replaced by
the pair on sprue in inventories lately, we¹ lose the information about how many
were Extra.
I guess there’s other parts on sprue or bags (tools…) in the same situation.
Hmm, that’s already a not so small list… but are there more cases?

———
¹ I hope the catalogue kept the info somewhere?
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In Selling, SylvainLS writes:

  Hmm, that’s already a not so small list… but are there more cases?

It is pretty much limited to the parts on sprue and parts in multipacks. When
compared to the totality of parts in the course of LEGO history, this is a very
small list.

  ———
¹ I hope the catalogue kept the info somewhere?

It is in the inventory change request logs for the sets.
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In Selling, randyf writes:
  In Selling, SylvainLS writes:

  Hmm, that’s already a not so small list… but are there more cases?

It is pretty much limited to the parts on sprue and parts in multipacks. When
compared to the totality of parts in the course of LEGO history, this is a very
small list.

Well, I didn’t express myself correctly: the list of sets that are concerned
is not so small a list.
[P=3742c01] is in 358 sets.
[P=4073c01] in 146.

Okay, that’s still small compared to the 16,988 sets in the catalogue… but not
when it’s 50% of the sets you own


  
  ———
¹ I hope the catalogue kept the info somewhere?

It is in the inventory change request logs for the sets.

Guh, I forgot about the logs….
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In Selling, SylvainLS writes:

  Well, I didn’t express myself correctly: the list of sets that are concerned
is not so small a list.
[P=3742c01] is in 358 sets.

To be fair, the sets that contained the above sprue *never* had the unused flowers
broken out into the Extra Items section. This sprue was the main impetus for
moving the other sprued parts into the Regular Items section.

  [P=4073c01] in 146.

This one was added into inventories to make them historically accurate and unorphan
the above entry.

All other sprued parts and multipacks pale in comparison to the above two cases.
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In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
  Do we know how often the Regular section does not coincide with the list of parts
necessary for (all) the build(s)?

I know there’s the plumes, which, being on a sprue and used in Minifigs, are
a pain to catalogue.
There’s also the plates round 1x1 on their sprues.  By their being replaced by
the pair on sprue in inventories lately, we¹ lose the information about how many
were Extra.
I guess there’s other parts on sprue or bags (tools…) in the same situation.
Hmm, that’s already a not so small list… but are there more cases?

———
¹ I hope the catalogue kept the info somewhere?

There's brick separators. I was going to mention train track stacking pins
and rubber belt holders. But those two are listed as extra parts in inventories.
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 Subject: Re: Complete Set (Regular Alternate Counterpart)
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Turez (43)

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In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
  Do we know how often the Regular section does not coincide with the list of parts
necessary for (all) the build(s)?

I know there’s the plumes, which, being on a sprue and used in Minifigs, are
a pain to catalogue.
There’s also the plates round 1x1 on their sprues.  By their being replaced by
the pair on sprue in inventories lately, we¹ lose the information about how many
were Extra.
I guess there’s other parts on sprue or bags (tools…) in the same situation.
Hmm, that’s already a not so small list… but are there more cases?

There are several (older) sets with additional parts which are only shown on
the box but not in the instructions. And a few sets which have additional parts
for unknown reasons.
Just a few examples...
https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=262765
https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=288071&nID=1265316
https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=281122&nID=1242509
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1252156
https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=246826&nID=1123122
https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=288039&nID=1265189
 Author: johnnybravo View Messages Posted By johnnybravo
 Posted: Jul 25, 2021 13:40
 Subject: Re: Complete Set (Regular Alternate Counterpart)
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In Selling, Admin_Russell writes:
  In Selling, johnnybravo writes:
  I plan on becoming a seller soon of several used sets. I already read
these two help articles:

Please notice this paragraph:

Complete - Set contains all parts necessary to build all of the models
(including alternate models) in the instructions but does not have to contain
the original box/packaging and/or extra parts. If the set is missing instructions,
the description must state so. If the set did not come with instructions then
the set should include all parts listed in the picture inventory which is located
on the box or bucket. The set must include all original stickers used on the
model either still on the sticker sheet or applied.


  https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562

This is what defines a complete used set from the administration's perspective.
It is not defined by the regular itmes section of the BrickLink set inventory.

So for example, if someone reports your used complete listing as a violation:
 
Set No: 6277  Name: Imperial Trading Post
* 
6277-1 (Inv) Imperial Trading Post
570 Parts, 9 Minifigures, 1992
Sets: Pirates: Pirates I: Imperial Guards
we will not remove it simply because it is missing the two plumes that are not
used in the build:
 
Part No: 4502a  Name: Minifigure, Plume Feather Small
* 
4502a Minifigure, Plume Feather Small
Parts: Minifigure, Headgear Accessory {White}
 
Part No: 4502c  Name: Minifigure, Plume Feather Large
* 
4502c Minifigure, Plume Feather Large
Parts: Minifigure, Headgear Accessory {White}

You're making things too complicated for me to understand. I just need a
simple answer. All I need to know is, can I just use the "Regular Items" section
of the Set Inventory to build a complete set and then sell it on your platform
or not? Or do I need to refer to some other inventory list to complete the set?

I don't get the example you just gave me. Those two items, 4502a and 4502c
are listed as regular items. Why would I not include them when building that
particular set? Are you telling me that there are parts in Regular Items that
are not used in any of the models? Then why would they be listed as regular items
at all?
 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
 Posted: Jul 25, 2021 14:02
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In Selling, johnnybravo writes:
  I don't get the example you just gave me. Those two items, 4502a and 4502c
are listed as regular items. Why would I not include them when building that
particular set? Are you telling me that there are parts in Regular Items that
are not used in any of the models? Then why would they be listed as regular items
at all?

The set in question originally came with three plumes on a single sprue, but
only one of those plumes was actually used in the building of the set:

[P=4502c01,1]
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Jul 25, 2021 14:29
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In Selling, peregrinator writes:
  In Selling, johnnybravo writes:
  I don't get the example you just gave me. Those two items, 4502a and 4502c
are listed as regular items. Why would I not include them when building that
particular set? Are you telling me that there are parts in Regular Items that
are not used in any of the models? Then why would they be listed as regular items
at all?

The set in question originally came with three plumes on a single sprue, but
only one of those plumes was actually used in the building of the set:

[P=4502c01,1]

And the plume that’s used is used in a minifigure, so the 3 parts can’t be replaced
by the sprue in the inventory because they are not together.
But a Sealed New set would have the sprue, not the 3 separate parts.
And a Used set only needs the one that’s in the minifigure.
These plumes are a pain for the catalogue.


The problem is the catalogue “only” describes what’s in a set (what TLG put there),
it’s not here to explain what should be in an item for sale on BL, either New
or Used.
As Yorbrick said, “what’s needed to build the set” is not in the catalogue… but
it’s what BL want you to sell when you sell a set.  So people use the inventory…
with “known” exceptions.
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In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
  In Selling, peregrinator writes:
  In Selling, johnnybravo writes:
  I don't get the example you just gave me. Those two items, 4502a and 4502c
are listed as regular items. Why would I not include them when building that
particular set? Are you telling me that there are parts in Regular Items that
are not used in any of the models? Then why would they be listed as regular items
at all?

The set in question originally came with three plumes on a single sprue, but
only one of those plumes was actually used in the building of the set:

[P=4502c01,1]

And the plume that’s used is used in a minifigure, so the 3 parts can’t be replaced
by the sprue in the inventory because they are not together.
But a Sealed New set would have the sprue, not the 3 separate parts.
And a Used set only needs the one that’s in the minifigure.
These plumes are a pain for the catalogue.

There was once the idea of moving the figs to the counterpart section, and putting
in the set inventory actually what was inside the set.
  

The problem is the catalogue “only” describes what’s in a set (what TLG put there),
it’s not here to explain what should be in an item for sale on BL, either New
or Used.
As Yorbrick said, “what’s needed to build the set” is not in the catalogue… but
it’s what BL want you to sell when you sell a set.  So people use the inventory…
with “known” exceptions.
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Jul 25, 2021 17:16
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  And the plume that’s used is used in a minifigure, so the 3 parts can’t be replaced
by the sprue in the inventory because they are not together.
But a Sealed New set would have the sprue, not the 3 separate parts.
And a Used set only needs the one that’s in the minifigure.
These plumes are a pain for the catalogue.


The problem is the catalogue “only” describes what’s in a set (what TLG put there),
it’s not here to explain what should be in an item for sale on BL, either New
or Used.
As Yorbrick said, “what’s needed to build the set” is not in the catalogue… but
it’s what BL want you to sell when you sell a set.  So people use the inventory…
with “known” exceptions.

This is where the catalogue rules beats common sense. The inventory is no longer
what a customer can necessarily expect to get when they purchase a (used) because
those "extra", unnecessary for the build parts are not extras but regular parts.
Just because they happened to be supplied on a sprue with the necessary parts
and not removed before distribution.
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
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In Selling, Admin_Russell writes:
  In Selling, johnnybravo writes:
  I plan on becoming a seller soon of several used sets. I already read
these two help articles:

Please notice this paragraph:

Complete - Set contains all parts necessary to build all of the models
(including alternate models) in the instructions but does not have to contain
the original box/packaging and/or extra parts. If the set is missing instructions,
the description must state so. If the set did not come with instructions then
the set should include all parts listed in the picture inventory which is located
on the box or bucket. The set must include all original stickers used on the
model either still on the sticker sheet or applied.


  https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562

This is what defines a complete used set from the administration's perspective.
It is not defined by the regular itmes section of the BrickLink set inventory.

What happens with “classic brick” sets, where there’s no instructions and only
a few builds that are far from using all the bricks on the box?
 Author: paulvdb View Messages Posted By paulvdb
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In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
  What happens with “classic brick” sets, where there’s no instructions and only
a few builds that are far from using all the bricks on the box?

As it says in the help section: If the set did not come with instructions then
the set should include all parts listed in the picture inventory which is located
on the box or bucket. https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
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In Selling, paulvdb writes:
  In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
  What happens with “classic brick” sets, where there’s no instructions and only
a few builds that are far from using all the bricks on the box?

As it says in the help section: If the set did not come with instructions then
the set should include all parts listed in the picture inventory which is located
on the box or bucket. https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102

Ah yes, sorry, I was somehow totally blind to this part.  Brainfart.